Chapter Secretary General

Global Peace Council Member

Buenos Aires, Argentina - "Universal love as a path towards peace" is the motto of the fifth annual International Poetry Contest organized by UPF-Argentina in connection with the International Day of Peace 2013, a date set by the UN in 1981 to "commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace in every nation and every people and among them."

Buenos Aires, Argentina - The “National Grandparents Day,” which is celebrated in Argentina every third Sunday of August, was the opportunity to give a silent but moving tribute to the elders from the Santa Ana y San Joaquín Home in the Flores Suburb, city of Buenos Aires. Ambassadors for Peace, people related to UPF-Argentina and the local Women's Federation for World Peace organized a lunch and table conversations with many surprises on August 23.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - The International Day of Friendship 2013 was an appropriate opportunity to continue with one of the initiatives of UPF, appointing 15 new Ambassadors for Peace at the Peace Embassy in Buenos Aires on July 30.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 6 was bright and fun day at the Peace Embassy in Buenos Aires during an artistic festival and solidarity fair organized by UPF-Argentina to raise funds to carry out their initiatives and activities. There were several artistic performances, exhibitions, and sale of handicrafts and international food.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - "To honor parents is to honor life" was the motto under which the UPF-Argentina held on June 4, the Global Day of Parents, a date set by Resolution 66/292 of the UN General Assembly on September 17, 2012 and honored by the Universal Peace Federation with celebrations and activities around the world.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Fourteen couples who have been married between 28 and 65 years were recognized in the celebration of the UN International Day of the Families, under the motto: “Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity,” which was organized by UPF-Argentina at the Peace Embassy on May 15.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Fifteen young Americans from the Generation Peace Academy arrived in Buenos Aires Jan. 17, 2013, as part of a service-learning program designed to strengthen ties between people of North America and South America..

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina UPF activities closed 2012 with a dinner in Buenos Aires on a significant date preceded by countless warnings about a possible end of the world on December 21, under the theme "Sharing, Recognizing, and Celebrating." It turned into a real holiday in a family atmosphere and interreligious reunion with past and new friendships made during the year.

Under the slogan "Let's say together: 'Thank you!'" UPF-Argentina commemorated International Volunteer Day at the Peace Embassy in Buenos Aires on December 5. This date was set by the UN on December 17, 1985 to "raise greater awareness of the important contribution of volunteers, thus encouraging more people in all social conditions to offer their services as volunteers."

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